How to Decorate a Music Room

Decorating a Music Theme Room

You, like most musicians, may have the fantasy of a comfortable retreat where you can enjoy and explore your love of music. Why not turn that dream into a reality by decorating your very own music room?

Things You'll Need

• Musical instruments
• Personalized music decor
• Creativity and a love of music

Instructions

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   First, take stock of the decor you already have. Wooden guitars, vintage brass instruments, a stylish piano, a hip drum set, or a big upright bass, all add character and dimension to a music room. Take the instruments out of their cases and put them on display. The instruments you show off, instantly personalize the room by depicting your interests and musical preferences.

2. Make sure your music room has comfortable seating for you and whoever else might come over to jam.

3. Rugs or musical theme wall tapestries can help the acoustics of a music room with hard floors.

4. 

   Scour yard sales and Ebay for dirt cheap broken down instruments that can be revived to serve a new purpose. With a little rewiring, guitars, violins, and saxophones all make great lamps. A trumpet or cornet can be an elegant candlestick. Scrolls from violins or violas make great wall hooks for jackets or hats. A piano bench might make a great coffee table.

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   Liven up the walls with prints or posters that reflect your musical taste and inspire you to play.

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   Cheap percussion instruments can be fun accents for in-tables or shelves. Washboards, animal guiros, or bright maracas are just a few examples.

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   Inexpensive woodwinds can also bring an exotic touch to a music room. Fill a pottery vase with wooden flutes, or set a clay ocarina out on the coffee table.

8. For times when your instruments are taking a break, you'll probably want to include storage in your music room for a sound system and favorite CDs.

9. Now, relax and see how much better music sounds when you play it for the first time in your new music room.

Tips & Warnings

• When displaying valuable instruments on the wall, make sure they are hung securely and cannot easily be knocked to the floor.

• Make sure the temperature and climate of your music room is conducive to the care of valuable musical instruments. Rooms that are too hot, colddamp, or dry will wreak havok on wooden instruments.

• Situate guitars or other musical instruments on stands in places where they won't easily be bumped into or knocked over.